Tented and inflatable facilities bring peace of mind to surgery patients in Haiti

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New buildings that act as hospitals as well as tented and inflatable facilities. There teams have started performing surgeries and have space for around 180 patients in the tented wards. Terrible memories of what happened to solid buildings during the earthquake have made many patients fearful of staying inside a normal hospital. The soft, flexible walls of the new field hospital make a big difference. (more…)

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